Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey guys- I'm soon receiving a 90mm R-Elmarit 2.8.... Any opinions on which is "better" (hate that word)- I'll be using the lens mainly for headshots, probably with strobes... using an adapter to mount it on my EOS A2! (though I'd kill for an R7...) regards, Bob Keene >-------- > >Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 23:36:51 -0400 >From: Doug Herr <Telyt@compuserve.com> >Subject: [Leica] Re: 90/2.0 R how good??? > >"Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net> wrote: > >> How good is the 90/2.0?? How does it compare to the 90/2.8 >> The 2.0 was formulated in about 1969 and the 90/2.8 R >> in 1984. > >Richard, > >I've been using the Summicron-R for about 20 years. Needless to say, I'm >delighted with it. I love it wide open and at small apertures, at fast >shutter speeds and ungodly slow ones. Whether it's the right lens for you >depends on your intended use: if you want macro capabilities, either the >90mm Elmarit-R with extension tubes or the 100 APO will be better. If you >expect to use it in really dim light situations the 80 Summilux is your >lens. For an occasional something faster than an Elmarit and no macro it's >great: the detail, contrast, color saturation and color balance are >excellent. Ditto with the other lenses. There are no crummy R lenses. > >Doug Herr >Sacramento >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt